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15:40, 25 July 2021 diff hist +107‎ m Nikon 50 ‎ current
08:47, 25 July 2021 diff hist +17‎ m You do not need a macro ‎ current
21:57, 23 July 2021 diff hist +946‎ Nikon 50 ‎
21:52, 23 July 2021 diff hist +292‎ N File:Nikon50 barn.jpg ‎ The Nikon 50 on an APS-C camera, this time the Nikon D500. This is just one of the nicest lenses I work with. This one is for the sharpness fanatics. If the picture you take with this lens is not sharp it is not the fault of the lens (well it usually isn't). current
21:49, 23 July 2021 diff hist +373‎ N File:Nikon50 subflower.jpg ‎ A sunflower captured by the Nikon 50 on an APS-C camera, this time the Nikon D500. This is one of those strange things, you may have many lenses that are more expensive and higher quality, but the Nikon 50 (or the Nikon 35) are remarkably good lenses, I am always positively surprised with the quality of the pictures I get from this lens. current
21:46, 23 July 2021 diff hist +212‎ N File:Nikon50 stone.jpg ‎ The Nikon 50 on an APS-C camera, this time the Nikon D500. This is just one of the nicest lenses I work with. It is also one of the cheapest, one of the lightest, and one of the fastest. current
17:03, 19 July 2021 diff hist +1‎ You do not need a macro ‎
16:58, 19 July 2021 diff hist +88‎ You do not need a macro ‎
16:57, 19 July 2021 diff hist +7‎ You do not need a macro ‎
16:56, 19 July 2021 diff hist +7,462‎ N You do not need a macro ‎ Created page with "{{Photonavbar}} <div class="jumbotron"> ==Macro lenses serve a very specific purpose== Basically you need a macro to take pictures of things that are 1-5 cm in size so tha..."
16:55, 19 July 2021 diff hist +421‎ N File:Nikon105 butterfly.jpg ‎ Beautiful colored butterfly captured by a Nikon 105 on an APS-C camera (Nikon D500) which effectively makes this a lens with <kbd>150mm</kbd> focal length. Still I am too far away from the subject to actually make use of the macro capability. This is one of the reasons why you sometimes want a longer macro lens like the Nikon 200, when you can not approach your subjects so easily. current
16:46, 19 July 2021 diff hist +60‎ Nikon 18-200 ‎ current
16:39, 19 July 2021 diff hist +476‎ N File:Nikon18 200 flower.jpg ‎ This is using the very light Nikon 18-200. Older zooms like the Nikon 70-210 usually had a macro mode at the lower end of their range allowing you to come close. Newer universal zooms like the Nikon 18-200 have quite short minimum focus distance allowing you quite high reproduction ratios. A true macro would allow you to fill the entire screen with this flower, but in most cases, this is a framing you want to be going for. current
16:34, 19 July 2021 diff hist +279‎ Nikon 28-300 ‎ current
16:32, 19 July 2021 diff hist +264‎ N File:Nikon28 300 flower.jpg ‎ Ok I admit, this is a strange combination to use the Nikon 28-300 on an APS-C camera (here the Nikon D500. But it works. Here it even gives a bit of automatic cropping to make this picture look like it was taken with a macro lens. current
16:12, 19 July 2021 diff hist -5‎ File:Nikon85 poppy crop.jpg ‎ current
16:12, 19 July 2021 diff hist +280‎ N File:Nikon85 poppy crop.jpg ‎ A crop from a Nikon 85 shot using an APS-C camera. Normally this lens is not known for coming close to subjects, but with a bit of help from a crop, it even looks like a macro shot. The original can be seen under File:File:nikon85_poppy.jpg.
15:50, 19 July 2021 diff hist +476‎ Nikon 200 ‎ current
15:46, 19 July 2021 diff hist +463‎ N File:Nikon200 rose.jpg ‎ This is a handheld shot using the Nikon 200 on a Nikon D850. While the lens is a macro lens, this shot is actually using it as a regular long lens. The result looks OK, but this is a tricky shot, since you are (relatively) close to the flower, you need a smaller aperture so that you have enough depth of field . This in turn requires a longer exposure which is partially compensated with a higher ISO of <kbd>1250</kbd>. current
15:40, 19 July 2021 diff hist +264‎ Sigma 150 ‎ current
15:38, 19 July 2021 diff hist +287‎ N File:Sigma150 berry.jpg ‎ A very delicious looking shot of a wild berry using a Sigma 150 on a Nikon D500 making the focal length effectively <kbd>225mm</kbd>. Although this is a macro lens, this shot does not really use its macro capability, this was shot more like a long lens. current
15:17, 19 July 2021 diff hist +225‎ Nikon 105 ‎ current
15:16, 19 July 2021 diff hist +96‎ N File:Nikon105 flower.jpg ‎ A close up flower using a Nikon 105 on an APS-C camera the Nikon D500. current
14:51, 19 July 2021 diff hist +116‎ Macros ‎ current
23:43, 13 July 2021 diff hist +233‎ Nikon 70-300 ‎ current
23:41, 13 July 2021 diff hist +151‎ N File:Nikon70 300 flower.jpg ‎ It looks like a macro shot, but things can be deceiving. This is actually the Nikon 70-300 at its longest on an APS-C camera. current
23:39, 13 July 2021 diff hist +54‎ Nikon 70-300 ‎
23:38, 13 July 2021 diff hist +485‎ Nikon 70-300 ‎
23:27, 13 July 2021 diff hist +301‎ N File:Nikon70 300 poppy far.jpg ‎ I love this one taken by Nikon 70-300 on a Nikon D500. There is no post-processing or any other trick to it. A bit darker, a bit more vivid in color tone, but just a max zoom (at <kbd>300</kbd>), hand held and probably what is more important, one of just two shots of this scene. current
16:02, 12 July 2021 diff hist +13‎ Tamron 60-300 ‎ current
16:01, 12 July 2021 diff hist 0‎ Tamron 60-300 ‎
16:01, 12 July 2021 diff hist -1‎ Tamron 60-300 ‎
16:00, 12 July 2021 diff hist +688‎ Tamron 60-300 ‎
15:55, 12 July 2021 diff hist +1‎ File:Tamron60-300 barrel.jpg ‎ current
15:55, 12 July 2021 diff hist +476‎ N File:Tamron60-300 barrel.jpg ‎ At the wide end the Tamron 60-300 (here on a fullframe Nikon D850) still allows you a bit flexibility. (The focal length on the EXIF is not accurate, this is at <kbd>60mm</kbd>). Combined with the ridiculous macro mode gives this lens a very unusual range for using. It would have been nicer if it was a bit wider than it was long. Still this very cheap lens allow you to take quite good pictures. Do not blame your lenses for poor shots.
15:51, 12 July 2021 diff hist +277‎ N File:Tamron60-300 scene.jpg ‎ Unfortunately, the Tamron 60-300 does not have a hard stop at infinity, this is slightly annoying for landscape shots like this, because you have to dial back the focus a bit. It works of course, but it is one more thing to keep in mind while using this lens. current
15:49, 12 July 2021 diff hist +49‎ File:Tamron60-300 raspberry crop.jpg ‎ current
15:48, 12 July 2021 diff hist +365‎ N File:Tamron60-300 raspberry crop.jpg ‎ Shot using Tamron 60-300 and a Nikon D850. The focal length on the EXIF is not accurate. This is a 2:1 crop from the center File:Tamron60-300_raspberry.jpg. Shot in macro mode, if you are patient and have a calm hand it will allow you to make shots like these. Using a 45 Megapixel camera is probably not helping for this.
15:46, 12 July 2021 diff hist +262‎ N File:Tamron60-300 raspberry.jpg ‎ Shot using Tamron 60-300 and a Nikon D850. The focal length on the EXIF is not accurate. This is in the macro mode of the lens (handheld). It is quite good, see the crop from the center File:Tamron60-300_raspberry_crop.jpg. current
19:22, 11 July 2021 diff hist +2,291‎ Nikon 35-105 ‎ current
19:08, 11 July 2021 diff hist +334‎ N File:Nikon35-105 flower crop.jpg ‎ A 1:1 crop from the center of File:Nikon35-105_flower.jpg. Taken with a manual focus Nikon 35-105 on a APS-C camera (the Nikon D500), note that the EXIF data is not always accurate as this is an older lens without a CPU. I'm sure there are people that would complain about this, I'm not one of them. current
19:07, 11 July 2021 diff hist +450‎ N File:Nikon35-105 flower.jpg ‎ Compare this shot with a crop from the center File:Nikon35-105_flower_crop.jpg, just in case you wanted to say something about sharpness. Taken with a manual focus Nikon 35-105 on a APS-C camera (the Nikon D500), note that the EXIF data is not always accurate as this is an older lens without a CPU. It requires a bit more patience than with a modern autofocus lens, but you can not complain about the lens. current
19:04, 11 July 2021 diff hist +316‎ N File:Nikon35-105 church.jpg ‎ Taken with a manual focus Nikon 35-105 on a APS-C camera (the Nikon D500). The wider end (35mm) is still able to get you such a shot, making it possible to use this as a single lens for a short trip. Note that the EXIF data is not always accurate as this is an older lens without a CPU. current
19:03, 11 July 2021 diff hist +292‎ N File:Nikon35-105 scenery.jpg ‎ A nice scenery taken with a manual focus Nikon 35-105 on a APS-C camera (the Nikon D500), note that the EXIF data is not always accurate as this is an older lens without a CPU. A hard stop for infinity on the focus ring, makes it easier to get these shots right. current
19:01, 11 July 2021 diff hist +356‎ N File:Nikon35-105 tina.jpg ‎ Here we have [https://twitter.com/TinaTheHedgehog Tina the Hedgehog], a travel companion of mine. Taken with a manual focus Nikon 35-105 on a APS-C camera (the Nikon D500), note that the EXIF data is not always accurate as this is an older lens without a CPU. You can see that this lens can be used for portrait shots as well. current
18:59, 11 July 2021 diff hist +462‎ N File:Nikon35-105 flowers.jpg ‎ When people talk about the sharpness of a lens, they want to emphasize how good the lens is in the center versus its edges. Closeup shots like this are better than landscape shots for these, as you are not affected by haze. Taken with a manual focus Nikon 35-105 on a APS-C camera (the Nikon D500), note that the EXIF data is not always accurate as this is an older lens without a CPU. Despite its age, this lens is really good. current
00:08, 11 July 2021 diff hist +18‎ Sigma 150 ‎
00:00, 11 July 2021 diff hist +614‎ Sigma 150 ‎
23:50, 10 July 2021 diff hist +469‎ N File:Sigma150 pacifier.jpg ‎ A tree next to a petting zoo had a pacifier hanging from it. This was shot using a Sigma 150. Notice the bokeh, which tells you that the aperture must be quite large, but then again most of the pacifier is sharp in focus with an aperture of only <kbd>f/5.6</kbd>, which tells you that I was not really that close to the object. While the lens is technically a macro for this shot it was used more as a long (<kbd>225mm</kbd>) lens. current
23:21, 6 July 2021 diff hist +541‎ Nikon 85 ‎ current